3225: [Part 2] Suck at New Year's Resolutions? Here's How to Fix Them by Steve Kamb of Nerd Fitness on Goal Setting Strategies

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🗓️ 16 December 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3225: Steve Kamb reveals how to stop relying on fragile willpower and start building real systems for habit change by structuring your environment to work for you, not against you. Whether your goal is weight loss, learning a new skill, or becoming more productive, his strategy shows how to create momentum by removing friction and surrounding yourself with allies who level you up. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/how-to-fix-new-years-resolutions/ Quotes to ponder: "The fewer the steps, the greater the chance you’ll actually do it." "Don’t leave it up to the whims of inspiration or motivation." "Surround yourself with people who positively influence you." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:43.8	Second New Year's Resolutions, here's how to fix them.
0:48.5	Part 2 by Steve Camp of nerdfitness.com, and I'm Dr. Neal.
0:53.3	Welcome back to Optimal Health Daily, where I simply read to you from the best health and fitness blogs for free.
0:55.0	I cover fitness, nutrition, stress management, weight management, and lots more, just like
1:00.5	an audiobook, but from a bunch of different authors, and always with permission from the sites,
1:05.1	of course. Today, we're talking about New Year's resolutions, or not setting New Year's resolutions,
1:12.1	and how to make sure that if you do have a goal for yourself, you're actually able to reach it. So today's post is
1:18.3	part two from yesterday. So if you're new here or skipping around, I'd recommend listening to
1:22.8	yesterday's episode first. But if you're all caught up, let's hear part two and continue optimizing your life.
1:33.7	Suck at New Year's Resolutions, here's how to fix them. Part 2 by Steve Cam of nerdfitness.com.
1:41.6	Step 3. Hack your bat cave. Every day, everything around us subtly influences us. Think of it like
1:49.7	the force. It's a battle between the light and the dark, and if you're not careful, the dark side
1:55.0	can pull your strings and influence you without even knowing it. That bowl of candy on your desk is
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